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nld Diagnostic Messages
When nld encounters a Guardian file system error, the resulting error message
includes the following string:
errno = number string
number is the file system error number and string explains the file system error
number. The rest of the message provides more information about the file that
encountered the problem and the nature of the problem.
Terms That Appear in nld Diagnostic
Messages
archive. An archive is not itself an object file, but is instead a file that contains one or more
object files. Archives can only be built by the ar utility, but can be named on the
command line to be read by nld. It is important to use a version of ar supplied by HP,
rather than some other ar tool. On platforms other than Guardian, archives typically
are given the .a filename suffix.
An archive also contains information that tells nld which symbols are defined by the
object files within the archive; nld considers it an error if an object file within an
archive does not define a symbol that the archive says it does. This portion of an
archive is called its symbol information, which should not be confused with the symbol
table that exists as part of an object file.
attribute. The term "attribute" is used for two things:
Information found within loadfiles that can be set with
changed with
which must be followed by numbers when specified on the command line, some of
which must be followed by the word "on" or "off," and so on. See
page 3-13 and
Properties of procedures, such as callable, resident, and so on. These are
specified at compilation time, and it is beyond the scope of this manual to explain
the syntax of specific languages.
bss section. The bss section is one of the five possible data sections. It contains large,
uninitialized data.
callable. Procedures are marked "callable" at compilation time as part of the mechanism
used by HP for writing operating system code. It is not expected that the typical user
will do this. The syntax for specifying a callable procedure depends on the language,
and it is beyond the scope of this manual to explain the syntax of specific languages.
client. A client of an SRL or user library is a main program that makes use of that SRL or
user library. An SRL or user library can also be the client of another SRL.
code. The words "code" and "text" are used interchangeably, to describe the contents of
procedures as opposed to data.
-change
on page 3-4. There are different types of attributes, some of
Table 3-3
on page 3-15.
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Terms That Appear in nld Diagnostic Messages
-set
10- 2
on page 3-13 or
Table 3-2
on
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